An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the ...

With curators from mainland Japan, Taiwan and Okinawa, the festival was anchored by works from those three regions, with the ...

The Battle of Okinawa lasted from April 1 to June 22, 1945. Two-time Purple Heart recipient LaSota returned to the island for ...

Eighty years ago, on April 1, a Sunday in 1945, seven troop divisions, four Army, three Marine, landed on the beaches of ...

Talk Wave 25:00' will expand the view outside the earth this time. JTBC's entertainment show `Tokpawon 25:00' will air on the ...

Japan's government has compiled a plan to evacuate people from remote islands in the southwestern prefecture of Okinawa in ...

Like many of the prolonged battles waged during the last year of World War II, the fighting on Iwo Jima resulted in the ...

Vacation rentals in Hakuba, Japan can bring in, on average, more than $60,000 a year in revenue for short-term rental ...

Students from Seattle and Naha, Okinawa, celebrate the 50th anniversary of the cross-cultural exchange program.

Japan plans to deploy long-range missiles in ... to-ship missile regiment garrisons in Yufu in Oita prefecture and the city of Kumamoto being the two likely locations, Kyodo News said, citing ...

Designated as a Natural Treasure of Japan, the Ishiwarizakura is more than just a tree ... Miniature townscapes and theater displays bring the city’s past to life. Built in the 17th century by feudal ...

Ginowan, Okinawa Pref., March 17 (Jiji Press ... at the opening ceremony for the facility in the city of Ginowan in the southernmost Japan prefecture on Sunday. "The government will make best ...